Hunt, William, merchant, of London (executor for Thomas Boardley, who dies during proceedings)

Poulson, Gilbert, master of the Dolphin

Rogers, Mary (wife of William Rogers)

Rogers, William (husband of Mary Rogers)

Young, Samuel, Judge of the Admiralty Court of Maryland

Vessels

Dolphin (ship)

Description

Charter party dispute

Disposition

Reversed

Notes

Thomas Boardley (Bordley), the attorney for Poulson, dies during the proceedings. The appeal is revived against Boardley’s executor, William Hunt.

This is an extraordinarily complex litigation. It is understood only in part with the information from the APC. A detailed explanation, along with transcription of colonial court documents, can be found in Bond, Maryland Court of Appeals 1696–1729.

The printed case of the respondent in Forward is the only printed case located to date that is not signed. Subsequent to Forward, by order of March 10, 1731 (APC, v.3 [228] p.310), printed cases delivered to the Privy Council had to be signed by counsel.

References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations